Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Der Sägebock, aus: Carceri d'Invenzione
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Der Sägebock, aus: Carceri d'Invenzione
Der Sägebock, aus: Carceri d'Invenzione
Der Sägebock, aus: Carceri d'Invenzione
Der Sägebock, aus: Carceri d'Invenzione
Der Sägebock, aus: Carceri d'Invenzione
Der Sägebock, aus: Carceri d'Invenzione
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720 Venice - Rome 1778
Etching and engraving on laid paper. (c. 1749). 41,6 x 55.8 cm (plate), 52.6 x 71.3 cm (sheet).
Further information
Focillon 35; Hind 12 II (of III); Wilton-Ely 37; Robison 38 IV (of VI); Ficacci 121.
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Etching and engraving on laid paper. (c. 1749). 41,6 x 55.8 cm (plate), 52.6 x 71.3 cm (sheet).

Plate XII from: Carceri d'Invenzione. A very good strong impression, with the Roman numeral in the top right corner and the points on the sawhorse and on the stake in the lower right corner; with the added ‘C’ before ‘Piranesi f.’ in the lower left corner. From the Second Edition, Second or Third issue, printed circa 1761-1778. Wide margins. – With the usual centrefold, reinforced and with abrasion in places verso, paper slightly stained and with handling creases. Reverse side, all around, with old mounting strip, otherwise in good condition.